Fresh off this morning’s promotional shot of Jim Carrey, we now have a short video clip (below) from Robert Zemeckis’ 3D IMAX motion-capture extravaganza, A Christmas Carol. As I said of the first picture, it still looks weird. I understand the downside of motion capture – characters with creepy dead eyes, a movie that looks transition scenes from a video game… But what’s the upside? Is there really someone out there going, “Well… I like animation, but… I think it at times, it can be a little, you know… stylish.”

motion capture porn with my girlfriend didn’t make her feel better about me taping it either…

05.18.09 at 1:47 pm

Lester Hayes Mayes

The appeal is where it is going, not where it is. Imagine freeing the actor from the physical form … Cate Blanchett could be Bob Dylan, or Will Smith could play the lead in Wild Wild West, or Tyler Perry could play an old fat lady. That kind of stuff simply isn’t possible now.

05.18.09 at 1:53 pm

Pauly Dangerously

I prefer “Commotion Capture” where I point of into the distance and say “Hey Kid! What the fuck is that!?!” then when he looks, I cover his mouth and pull him into the BTK van.

05.18.09 at 1:54 pm

Donkey Hodey

“Motion Capture” is a setting on the Terminator’s heads-up display.

05.18.09 at 1:55 pm

Donkey Hodey

Motion Capture animation, brought to you by OSHA; because carpal tunnel’s a real bitch.

05.18.09 at 1:59 pm

Donkey Hodey

Careful, drunkards. Drawing kiddie porn the old fashioned way can still be viewed as art; they take a dimmer view of doing it through motion capture.

05.18.09 at 2:00 pm

Stone Soup

The next Harry Potter film will be shot in Potion Capture hey what’s the big idea ok ok I’ll go to the corner fuck you.

05.18.09 at 2:08 pm

Burnsy

Locomotion clapture is a STI that you get from fucking Kylie Minogue.

05.18.09 at 2:10 pm

Crapbasket

[busts through wall, naked, with a poodle under one arm and a two foot salami under the other]

Bet you fags want to know how this joke ends don’t ya?

05.18.09 at 2:10 pm

FistfulOAwesome

This guy throws a bunch of chains into Scooge’s room and has a thing for theatrics. I think Scrooge is missing a lot of fun by not going.